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Tag Archives: 1980s
Stripes (1981) Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger (Bill Murray) – directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend Read More »
Roxanne (1987) Fred Schepisi, Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich
In Nelson, the chief of the firemen C. D. Bales is a man with complex since he has a huge nose. Read More »
Forefathers (1989) Tadeusz Konwicki, Gustaw Holoubek, Jolanta Pietek-Górecka, Artur Zmijewski
In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear. Read More »
The Beast to Die (1980) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Asami Kobayashi, Yoshirô Aoki
A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Read More »
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) Louis Malle, Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Read More »
The Girls of the Copacabana (1981) Jesús Franco, Michele Hermet, Jérôme Foulon, Leonardo da Costa
Three students Juanita, Jean and Hans bored with their life in Paris go to Brazil in search of sexual adventures. Read More »
The House on Carroll Street (1988) Peter Yates, Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. Read More »
Swamp Thing (1982) Wes Craven, Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise
On the verge of a breakthrough in his quest to wipe out world hunger, altruistic botanist Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) is placed Read More »
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) Burt Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun Cassidy
Captain Hayes of the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Read More »
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982) Jean-Marie Poiré, Anémone, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel
Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. Read More »
Every Man For Himself (1980) Jean-Luc Godard, Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye
An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations. Read More »
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) Howard Brookner, Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. Read More »
Lorca: Death of a Poet (1987) Juan Antonio Bardem, Nickolas Grace, Antonio Iranzo, Francisco Jarque
Biography of the Spanish poet and playwright Lorca, who was executed by followers of Franco in 1936. Read More »
Ten Little Indians (1989) Alan Birkinshaw, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Vaccaro, Frank Stallone
Rehash of classic Agatha Christie story about 10 people who believe they have won a trip to go on an African safari, but are soon killed off one by one by an unknown murderer. Read More »